Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-06-25
SAHUARIPA. Sonora. June f, lSS7.

Hon. Alexander Willard, Uaited States
 Cons al at GGaymss, Mexico:
 DEAR STR:-1Ours Cf the 18th ult., just at hand and take leave to inform you upon your indications ln the matter of the outrage perpetrsted on my per son by the preiect If this district, horeto Truiillo) with respecting my citizens hip ot the Uaited States oi Amaficg, for what have already com piainei ,Rnd anew c m plalnts bsfcrs ycIl.
 Ia the first place, to prove my legIti- mate nationality Hs a citizen Of the United States of America, l inform you that I was born ID Oakland, Cal, was baptized iu the Catholic Church Gt Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, Cal, iu 1861 or 62; that l was raised in San BernRrdino, Cal where l lived seven teen years and where | have s mother, Isabel Quiuteros de Garcia, two broth CTS, Pablo and Ignacio Garcia, three sis- terS, Guadalupe li de Cook. Isabel and R4frgio Garcia. Ny father, Jose Gar @ q. died Iu 1877, between Ehreuberg and Fort Mohaye, aionx the Colorado river. After becoming of age snd s citiz4n I registered and yOtei for the iirst tune in PhenlX, MarIcOps county, ArizOug Territory, C. S, A., ln The year 1881. 1 also have Tn my possession a certificate ot my American rltlz snsi.3p, is=ued iu May, lSS5 by tne L. ;. Con -uiur A.r.t a5 SoEalr=, Mexico, which certificate { presented tO the fEefect rrujillo, wLo Gsa not respect II, saying, 'alI iisht but nevertheless, etc, yOu will have 70 70 to iali.'
 Ny c5nduc. ls known a- peaceiG! and
 Q. g.s H.s. fr Intrusted by tEs priaciVai c.tIzens of tn.s viliags wIth fh-i- sons to teach them Eugll-b, rIyIug entire satlstac- ti0n. I live i- fAis country devoted en- tlssly ta work, Eitlout nCleStlny HEy- body and l nm not even locked upon as sn uugnyernAble fur.iguer, but, doubt less. the Pre'ect! IruJi,lo, seeing my yentleuess has Ou,Ta -ed iue without con siderIns that by oUtragiug a snbiect of the United States outrages the whole nation. H. tried to compel me to vote for him, or at least electioneer In his flvor. and my only guilt vas because 1 refn el to perjure myself and mrddle ID politics without having any right to las have already stated in my com plaint) as he assigned me 10 act Rs pa trol right there and then. Then l oo- jec;ed, with due respect, upon the ground that l vas a foreigner. and not even a permanent resident of fthls village, having lived here only few months ID 1885 but had been away nearly one and a h4lf year-. returning a few days before the day Ol my arbitrary incarceration; reminding him that 1t required sIx months of continuous residence m the same place. and to be A Mexican cIlIzen, in function of his rights; that | was not obliged. to serve against the my wlII by the laws of this country. This formal reply enraged him as ID dire vengeance he sent me to jail, contining me vlth the criminals, in q filthy and unhealthy dungeon that IS almost m runs. threat sning to fall Bt any moment, tnereDy endsngerInR my own existence, ana SUD iectlny me to suffer physically and ment ally by this action, which ] deem hrol' trarv, for the reason that | was not pro yided with food of any kind, and Oelhg A stranger without means or acqualnt- auces. I suffered from hunger several times during my imprisonment, proVlng detrimental to my health, Although implored Of the prefect TruiIllo several times. through the corporal of the lal guards. Mgliauo Sagaribsy, the only re- lief I obtaIned ot hun, Iruilllo) was th's r-plv. brought back to me by said cor moral. "Let hlm die fl he has nothlug te eat and he may complain to tod Auu snre enough l would have parlshed had my Imprisonment been prolonged A ie" days more. u
 The prefect Fruiillo, the day ot the election. perpetrated good many abuses ou citIzens Of this village slIopIy because they would not vote for hinl which shows conclusively that ne e1er cised srbitrsrisl authority.
 Atl of this statement | can snnst6n' fate by scores of honorable citZ=ns ol thls village.
 You state that tbe governor informs vou that he has already given orders tc inc proper officers at this place 10 make an investigation in regard to this; mus confess my absence offaith n obtaining iustjce. ask your honor as repre- tentative of my nation, to take ml defsnse iu charge asking for promp rauarstjon of the outrages done me ant damspding five thousand dollars Tor th' n,entel and physical sufiesings and othe damages caused me Sy the pretect Iru iillo. r L. .,...,- ,r;ad to maintain my honor without stain, and in this sense l can furP'si you all the proof you may Gsk for. Hop | ing t. hear from you soon' | remsii ] your obedieDt servant
 ''~' ]. c. GARCIA.
 s-I have not received the origin oI hnt the duplicate address to -
 - I have the sympathy and aid o .ha most monument men of this place | iHo AT .o,-n at large. M- initial